Dearest Kitty,                 Ok, so I lied. I'm not fine. I shan't talk about it, but I will leave my new book extract here because it desribe how I feel (and no, it is not about anybody at all; just two characters I made up):          Chapter One - Allegra:                ‘Are you alright?’                The voice came like a call from another country, far and distant. I hardly registered it and carried on looking at the setting sun, the sea reflecting a deep orange, each wave crested with yellow as though it burnt. The words came again;                ‘Allegra, are you alright?’I turned to Arthur. He looked at me, his eyes dark with worry.                ‘Sorry?’                He sighed irritably. ‘Allegra, you’ve been like this all day. You’re so distracted –something’s wrong. What’s up?’                ‘Arthur...’ I gazed at him. His blue eyes were an obscure purple as they reflected the sky behind me. He tipped his head, his dark brown hair catching the sun and tinted red, and looked at me again, half smiling. I turned away again, staring back over the ocean, thinking about the events of that week. No, not that week. That month. That year.                My eyes filled with tears, but I blinked them back and faced him again. Taking a deep breath, I gave him a wide, fake smile and pulled my cardigan closer to myself.                ‘No, I’m fine.’Ok, so it's bad, but oh well. It explains...stuff.Yours,Francesca